Shadows that tell time — Watchmakers · The Makers
Tilly sets up a sundial in the guild garden and watches its shadow all day. Which of her notes are true? Makers · MyLeoNes.
Your task
Is each note true or false?
- As the Earth turns, the Sun seems to cross the sky, so the shadow of the sundial's pointer moves round the dial. The shadow is shortest around the middle of the day, when the Sun is highest.
- Invented guild stories to learn from. Never try fire, hot metal, glass, blades or power tools on your own: crafts like these are learned with a trained adult.
- Every craft came from many people in many places. Nothing about you is collected.
Score
- Craft knowledge — You understood how this craft works.
- Making it well — You put the steps in a sensible order and used the right tools.
- Care for people & planet — You kept people safe and used materials wisely.
In real life
Sundials were used for thousands of years, in ancient Egypt, China, Greece and Rome. Many old churches and town halls in Europe still have one on a wall.
Watchmakers
The guild stories are invented, to learn from. Fire, heat, blades and tools are only for trained adults: learn these crafts with a trained adult, never at home. Nothing about you is collected; progress stays on this device.
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